Vanessa M. Vanderbrug

Vanessa Vanderbrug focuses her practice in the areas of employment, administrative law, and personal injury. She dedicates her practice to ensuring that each client receives personal attention and has a full understanding of the issues they face. Her practical experience involves work on some of the significant, emerging legal issues of the day including the statutory limitations on the authority of administrative agencies, constitutionality of medical malpractice reform statutes and application of the Washington Law Against Discrimination and Minimum Wage Act. She has significant general litigation experience and diligently seeks to obtain the best results for her clients.

During law school, Vanessa served on the National Trial Team and on the Editorial Board of the Gonzaga Law Review. She also worked for the Office of the Attorney General as an intern representing the Department of Social and Health Services. After law school, Vanessa obtained "behind the scenes" insight into trial court work by serving as law clerk to Honorable Judge Joseph A. Thibodeau in Snohomish County. Prior to joining Hanis Irvine Prothero PLLC, she worked as an associate attorney for Lawrence & Versnel PLLC in Seattle, Washington focusing on administrative and employment law. In 2009, Vanessa was honored to be named a Rising Star by Washington Law and Politics.

Vanessa enjoyed volunteering for the King County Bar Association Neighborhood Legal Clinic and wrote an article about her experiences for the Washington Young Lawyers Division, "Practicing Law Without Accoutrements" in June 2006. The article is available online at Practicing Law Without Accoutrements.

In the non-legal realm, Vanessa served on the Board of Directors for Parent Trust for Washington Children, an organization dedicated to ensuring that Washington parents have access to the tools they need to be effective parents. In her free time, Vanessa loves spending time with her husband and young son hiking in the park, watching movies and going to her son’s favorite play grounds.